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that you preside over the fbi, it has the lowest level of trust in the fbi's history. people trusted the fbi more when j edgar hoover was running the place and when you are. the reason is because you don't give straight answers. you give answers that later the court teams aren't true. and then at the end of the day, you won't criticize an obvious shakedown one is directly in front of us, and it appears as though your whitewashing the conduct of corrupt -- >> respectfully congressman, in your home state of florida, the number of people applying to come work for us and develop their lives working for us is over, of over 100 percent. >> we are deeply proud of them, and they deserve better than you. >> time of the gentleman has expired, the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for five minutes. >> thank, you mister chair, and director wray. and thank you for continuing to serve with all of these attempts to sell your name. -- you've done an excellent job us ex fbi director. i don't agree with everything you've done. but mostly i. do i agree with our law enforcement agenc
that you preside over the fbi, it has the lowest level of trust in the fbi's history. people trusted the fbi more when j edgar hoover was running the place and when you are. the reason is because you don't give straight answers. you give answers that later the court teams aren't true. and then at the end of the day, you won't criticize an obvious shakedown one is directly in front of us, and it appears as though your whitewashing the conduct of corrupt -- >> respectfully congressman, in...
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fbi hated james comey. fbi was in turmoil. that was blown out of the water as soon as they tried it. but they resuscitated it today. the attorney general today under oath briefly tried to bring it back to life. >> i presented to the president my concerns and those of deputy attorney general rod rosenstein about the ongoing leadership issues at the fbi as stated in my letter recommending the removal of mr. comey. >> attorney general jeff sessions today claiming once, this was one of his attempts at explaining it. claiming initially today that the fbi director james comey had to be fired. this remarkable, unprecedented thing in american history. it had to happen because of what he called leadership issues at the fbi. as we've just shown, that really did not fly when the trump administration tried it before. today it was also quickly blown out of the sky. >> one of the comments you made in your testimony was that you'd reached this conclusion about the performance of then director comey's ability to lead the fbi. that you agreed
fbi hated james comey. fbi was in turmoil. that was blown out of the water as soon as they tried it. but they resuscitated it today. the attorney general today under oath briefly tried to bring it back to life. >> i presented to the president my concerns and those of deputy attorney general rod rosenstein about the ongoing leadership issues at the fbi as stated in my letter recommending the removal of mr. comey. >> attorney general jeff sessions today claiming once, this was one of...
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the fbi or former fbi director james comey said this week that your report vindicates him. is that a fair assessment of your report? >> you know i think the activities we found here don't indicate anybody who touched this, unless run a cliff here. >> this is what comey said in 2018. >> it would be nice to have sound. do we have sound? >> never mind, i'll read it. director comey, the reporter is asking him, can i ask you a question on fisa abuse? it's a major issue for republicans. do you have the total confidence in the dossier when you used it to secure a surveillance warrant and also in the substantive renewal, this was asked in december of 2018 about a year ago. comey. i have total confidence that the fisa process was followed, that the entire case was handled in a thoughtful, responsible way, by doj and fbi, i think the nation -- i think the notion that fisa was abused here is nonsense. would it be fair to say that you take issue with that statement? >> certainly our findings were that there were significant problems. >> so when comey speaks about fisa, you shouldn't li
the fbi or former fbi director james comey said this week that your report vindicates him. is that a fair assessment of your report? >> you know i think the activities we found here don't indicate anybody who touched this, unless run a cliff here. >> this is what comey said in 2018. >> it would be nice to have sound. do we have sound? >> never mind, i'll read it. director comey, the reporter is asking him, can i ask you a question on fisa abuse? it's a major issue for...
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the old fbi. the fbi that had a chip on its shoulder and wanted to intimidate people and find out what was going on in your life and the law be damned. mort martin luther king and just fill in the names. so who ran this thing? the people were handpicked by mccabe. the number two guy at the fbi. the supervisory agent, the director for counterintelligence, peter strzok. he's a big player and all things crossfire hurricane. lisa page, you may have heard of her. who is she? she was an fbi lawyer working for mccabe. these are two central figures in this debacle. let me tell you a little bit about who these people are and where they're coming from. thanks to a lot of hard work by people from mr. horowitz, the fbi and others, here's what we know. strzok, the front line supervisor. february 12th, 2016. oh, he's, trump, abysmal. i keep hoping the charade will end and people will just dump him. the problem then is that rubio will likely lose to cruz. i never quite made it. i can understand why they would no
the old fbi. the fbi that had a chip on its shoulder and wanted to intimidate people and find out what was going on in your life and the law be damned. mort martin luther king and just fill in the names. so who ran this thing? the people were handpicked by mccabe. the number two guy at the fbi. the supervisory agent, the director for counterintelligence, peter strzok. he's a big player and all things crossfire hurricane. lisa page, you may have heard of her. who is she? she was an fbi lawyer...
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we have done some reporting based off an internal e-mail that the fbi director sent out to the fbi late this afternoon where he seemed to hint at the ig report. >> inspector general. >> inspector general investigation, that's been ongoing to the hillary clinton e-mail investigation and said he couldn't really talk more about essentially the andrew mccabe situation because of that investigation. so, there are some hints that may be related to this report that's forthcoming. we don't know what happened. something happened in the last few days, perhaps, that caused this. today, andrew mccabe came in, met with the team and staff and said, i'm done. i'm leaving. today is my last day. at 12:00 he left. >> he used to work at the fbi and cia for that matter. how extraordinary and unusual is this, the sudden departure of the career fbi agent under these circumstances? >> i wouldn't call it unusual, wolf, i would call it down right weird. i don't think i have ever seen anything like this. typically, in this situation, if you want to leave quickly, you are going to say on today, tuesday, look, i'l
we have done some reporting based off an internal e-mail that the fbi director sent out to the fbi late this afternoon where he seemed to hint at the ig report. >> inspector general. >> inspector general investigation, that's been ongoing to the hillary clinton e-mail investigation and said he couldn't really talk more about essentially the andrew mccabe situation because of that investigation. so, there are some hints that may be related to this report that's forthcoming. we don't...
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i called the fbi way. >> so the fbi is under a lot of stress right now. a lot of stress trying to bring everyone that attacks the capitol last week to justice. it is all hands on deck for the bureau at this point is what we are told. so i am just want to forget your thoughts and your reactions to the insurrection frankly that we saw last week. and whether you think the fbi was prepared enough for it. where you think it has responded appropriately and what you think needs to be done now moving forward, not just in the short term for inauguration security but the long-term domestic extremism terrorism and related. so i guess there's a lot there, that will keep me going for a while. so, i'm already having flashbacks in this past week of what it was like in my career during 911 in particular. in the book details with the stresses like for an fbi agent when something of that magnitude happens. and the impact it has on you personally and your own health. you need to understand that every one of the 56 fbi field officers, every single employee in the fbi is unde
i called the fbi way. >> so the fbi is under a lot of stress right now. a lot of stress trying to bring everyone that attacks the capitol last week to justice. it is all hands on deck for the bureau at this point is what we are told. so i am just want to forget your thoughts and your reactions to the insurrection frankly that we saw last week. and whether you think the fbi was prepared enough for it. where you think it has responded appropriately and what you think needs to be done now...
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fbi agent, -- and as an fbi agent mr. friend spent seven , years working human trafficking, investigations and investigating crimes against children. he received several awards from the fbi for his performance. he is a graduate of the university of notre dame and again, after his service, the fbi questions his loyalty to the country. mr. allen is a whistleblower and staff operations specialist with the fbi charlotte field office. he has 20 years of experience as an intelligence professional in the fbi and the united states armed services. prior to joining the fbi, mr. allen served in the united states marine corps including service in iraq, kuwait, and japan. in the marines, he received several awards including the navy and marine corps commendation medal and the marine corps achievement medal. mr. allen received an honorable discharge from his marine corps duty. and in the letter we got from the fbi, they are questioning his commitment to our country. i find that astounding. prior to blowing the whistle, mr. allen receiv
fbi agent, -- and as an fbi agent mr. friend spent seven , years working human trafficking, investigations and investigating crimes against children. he received several awards from the fbi for his performance. he is a graduate of the university of notre dame and again, after his service, the fbi questions his loyalty to the country. mr. allen is a whistleblower and staff operations specialist with the fbi charlotte field office. he has 20 years of experience as an intelligence professional in...
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oversight committee, a joint hearing with fbi official peter strzok testifying on his texts and the fbi investigation into the 2016 elections and the hilary clinton e-mail investigation. that hearing will resume once house votes are done. and we will have live coverage of that here on c-span 2 when the committees gavel back in. until then, we're going to show you some senate floor debate from earlier today on the nomination of president -- the nomination of brett kavanaugh to be the next supreme court justice. >> madame president, as we all know the federal bureau of investigation is a component of the department of justice. it is frequently described as the premier law enforcement agency in the country. the fbi's investigative authority has only grown and grown tremendously since its creation almost 100 years ago. the bureau now covers everything from kidnapping to counterintelligence, public corruption to bank robbery and maybe a lot of things in between. its power is very substantial. and its jurisdiction is far-reaching. very important agency. because of that, the fbi is subject to
oversight committee, a joint hearing with fbi official peter strzok testifying on his texts and the fbi investigation into the 2016 elections and the hilary clinton e-mail investigation. that hearing will resume once house votes are done. and we will have live coverage of that here on c-span 2 when the committees gavel back in. until then, we're going to show you some senate floor debate from earlier today on the nomination of president -- the nomination of brett kavanaugh to be the next...
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hoover's fbi anymore. counterterrorism and counter intelligence make up a substantial part of the fbi budget. just weeks ago wu sea the fb i-'s terrorism efforts up close when they arrested a man who wanted to blow up the u.s. capitol. our nation also face as new kind of threat. that threat occurs in cyber space, so we have cyber spies, cyber terrorists, organized crime involved with cyber. cyber is the new area. and we look forward to getting ideas and a concrete budget from the fbi director on how we can keep us safe in that area and how they work with other intel agencies. i also want to know how the fbi's protecting americans from violent crime and also fraud in their communities. the fbi targets sophisticated criminal organizations who prey on the vulnerable. the child pornographier, the trafficking of children in prostitution, the schemes and scams and bilking people either out of medicare or out of mortgage fraud, and i'm concerned that this budget is flat to fight violent crime and gangs. i know my
hoover's fbi anymore. counterterrorism and counter intelligence make up a substantial part of the fbi budget. just weeks ago wu sea the fb i-'s terrorism efforts up close when they arrested a man who wanted to blow up the u.s. capitol. our nation also face as new kind of threat. that threat occurs in cyber space, so we have cyber spies, cyber terrorists, organized crime involved with cyber. cyber is the new area. and we look forward to getting ideas and a concrete budget from the fbi director...
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the fbi didn't do that. the fbi said we are prepared to lose our entire terrorism case because we have to bring that has been and wife to justice. we have to declassify this fisa intercept in hand it to the police. that's doing the right thing under severe stress when it matters the most. i think today in the news we are seeing is to for ray do that. here's what i mean by that. he knows that if he speaks out right now publicly and says specifically how -- if he gets out and says who did this, the details of where their finding this as i did come they think enabled to facilitate this, he is facing likely firing, and you might say well, who cares about whether he has a paycheck or not? that's not motivating it. what's motivating and is how do you feel about an acting fbi director for the next week with the name of say, rudy giuliani or sidney powell? we needed in place and he's doing this at a survival for the fbi. i say that's okay. >> and this all goes back to the section of your book about consequences. tha
the fbi didn't do that. the fbi said we are prepared to lose our entire terrorism case because we have to bring that has been and wife to justice. we have to declassify this fisa intercept in hand it to the police. that's doing the right thing under severe stress when it matters the most. i think today in the news we are seeing is to for ray do that. here's what i mean by that. he knows that if he speaks out right now publicly and says specifically how -- if he gets out and says who did this,...
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fbi documents. so this is the serial number of the original document, and then what we have here is the summary of that. in my lawsuit under the freedom of information act, the fbi claimed that the original documents had been destroyed, so this is all we have. and what it says, it says, it's summarizing this letter. the letter states that ronald reagan was advised by special agent william l. burn jr. on february 1, 1965, concerning his son's association with joseph bonanno jr. in phoenix, arizona. he was most appreciative and stated he realized that such an association and actions on the part of his son might well jeopardize any political aspirations he might have. he, of course, expressed concern for his son's behavior and reputation. reagan stated he would telephone his son and instruct him to dissociate himself gracefully and in a manner which would cause no trouble or speculation. he stated that the bureau's courtesy in this matter would be kept absolutely confidential. it continues. oops. reaga
fbi documents. so this is the serial number of the original document, and then what we have here is the summary of that. in my lawsuit under the freedom of information act, the fbi claimed that the original documents had been destroyed, so this is all we have. and what it says, it says, it's summarizing this letter. the letter states that ronald reagan was advised by special agent william l. burn jr. on february 1, 1965, concerning his son's association with joseph bonanno jr. in phoenix,...
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this is an fbi decision that -- >> i know it is an fbi decision. i am asking who else was involved in making that decision? >> in the decision i have been a part of and our newest building commissioner who we have worked with very well following the last hearing. the relationship we have with gsa since mr. matthews has got there is better than it has ever been in my 25 years. >> i asked a simple question. >>ible i ga i believe i gave yo answer. >> no input from the white house? >> not on this decision, no. >> senator. >> i don't understand why we are having major whiplash up here i have been go the long history of positions that both your agencies have taken on this project. mr. haley, are you familiar with the report that was written back in 2011 with this project? >> yes. >> they looked at the demolish and rebuild? >> that was one of the pieces they did look at. >> that was option number two, alternative number two. it said this was not a preferred option because the fbi's security concerns about its headquarters would remain. your testimony toda
this is an fbi decision that -- >> i know it is an fbi decision. i am asking who else was involved in making that decision? >> in the decision i have been a part of and our newest building commissioner who we have worked with very well following the last hearing. the relationship we have with gsa since mr. matthews has got there is better than it has ever been in my 25 years. >> i asked a simple question. >>ible i ga i believe i gave yo answer. >> no input from the...
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to the fbi laboratory. washington police airmail all available evidence request that it be given immediate examination in the struggle. the messenger had torn hairs and flesh on the scalp of his assailant, strands of hair from. each suspect were also mailed to washington. on the victim's coat was a bloodstain. the police were not sure whether it came from a victim or the assailant. in the surrounding section, technicians start immediately to study the bloodstain. i brought an item to show two different types of blood type old and type b. since the messenger is known to have type o blood, the fbi notifies police that the criminal is type b less information cleared. all but two suspects in the hair and fiber section of the fbi laboratory. other tests are being made. comparisons on the show that a strand of hair from the scalp is exactly the same as the hair of one suspect being held by police. confronted with the fbi laboratory report ap blood and identical hair, the criminal quickly confessed. innocence a da
to the fbi laboratory. washington police airmail all available evidence request that it be given immediate examination in the struggle. the messenger had torn hairs and flesh on the scalp of his assailant, strands of hair from. each suspect were also mailed to washington. on the victim's coat was a bloodstain. the police were not sure whether it came from a victim or the assailant. in the surrounding section, technicians start immediately to study the bloodstain. i brought an item to show two...
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whereas thomas o'connor, president of the fbi's agents association said the fbi continues to be the premier law enforcement agency in the world. they're dedicated to their mission. suggesting otherwise is simply false. i'm curious if you think their defense of the bureau is wrong or misplaced and i hope you'll address the matter in your testimony today. your job requires you to have the courage in these circumstances to stand up to the president. that responsibility is far more than a matter of politics. there are real consequences for allowing the president to continue his attacks on the fbi and to continue unchecked in this manner. for example, fbi statistics released last months show a marked increase in the rise of hate crimes in the united states. your data indicate 6,121 hate crimes against 7,615 victims last year alone. last week about 70 of our colleagues wrote to me and chairman goodlatte asking us to, quote, convene immediate hearings to determine what can be done to stem the tied, unquote, of this violence. i agree completely. this committee should address the matter without dela
whereas thomas o'connor, president of the fbi's agents association said the fbi continues to be the premier law enforcement agency in the world. they're dedicated to their mission. suggesting otherwise is simply false. i'm curious if you think their defense of the bureau is wrong or misplaced and i hope you'll address the matter in your testimony today. your job requires you to have the courage in these circumstances to stand up to the president. that responsibility is far more than a matter of...
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who works at the fbi and has written a great deal on the fbi's history. anything you read on the fbi website has been written by john foxx or supervised by john foxx of your reading about the history of the fbi. he's also written a number of terrific articles about the history of the fbi, the internal policy, and can give us some of the fbi's own perspective on what the church committee means 40 years out. so, with that we will start with professor calman. and hopefully will hear from all of you soon, too. laura: i'll focus on two questions. what was the relationship between watergate and the church committee, and whose interests did the church committee serve? recall that was sparked the church committee was hirsch's christmas 1974 "new york times" story that during the nixon years the cia created a massive, illegal domestic intelligence operation against the anti-war left, which some linked to the houston plan of watergate fame. additionally, hirsch said, a check of the cia's files ordered by james schlesinger showed dozens of others illegal activities
who works at the fbi and has written a great deal on the fbi's history. anything you read on the fbi website has been written by john foxx or supervised by john foxx of your reading about the history of the fbi. he's also written a number of terrific articles about the history of the fbi, the internal policy, and can give us some of the fbi's own perspective on what the church committee means 40 years out. so, with that we will start with professor calman. and hopefully will hear from all of...
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what is the fbi's role? >> i think the fbi probably has multiple roles. it has a criminal investigative role when there are ways in which the criminal investigative tools can be used to prevent, detect, disrupt threats, but then it also has an intelligence role, where it partners with our partners in the intelligence community, and our oversees partners in trying to defend our systems and our infrastructure from attacks. which is a slightly different kind of role. the two things work hand in hand. and i would think that there's an analogy that could be drawn to the terrorism arena, in terms of awareness. i remember listening to a prominent counterterrorism expert in a room full of prosecutors, from all around the world, and it was a very jovial meeting until this guy got up and spoke. he said there are two types of countries. there are those who have been hit by terrorist attacks and get it, and there are those who have not yet. and then you could have heard a pin drop. because it certainly cut a lot of the joy out of the room. i think there is a degree t
what is the fbi's role? >> i think the fbi probably has multiple roles. it has a criminal investigative role when there are ways in which the criminal investigative tools can be used to prevent, detect, disrupt threats, but then it also has an intelligence role, where it partners with our partners in the intelligence community, and our oversees partners in trying to defend our systems and our infrastructure from attacks. which is a slightly different kind of role. the two things work hand...
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edgar hoover's secret fbi." she first reported on the stolen documents all working at "the washington post." she uncover the identities of most of the burglars in her new book. we welcome you to democracy now! keith, i want to begin with you. talk about the time and how you ended up going into the fbi office. what spurred you on? , within a fewtime years, we had gone through sort of the peak of the civil rights movement. many of the laws like the voting rights act had been passed, but the reality of racial justice was still far from complete. the war in vietnam was raging at that point in time. there were many, many people who are working for change in those areas in particular. my main focus at that time was the antiwar movement. i was, you know, spending as withtime as i could organizing against the war, but i have become very frustrated with legal protests. they did not seem to be getting us anywhere. the government wasn't listening. the war was escalating. i think what really pushed me over the edge was shor
edgar hoover's secret fbi." she first reported on the stolen documents all working at "the washington post." she uncover the identities of most of the burglars in her new book. we welcome you to democracy now! keith, i want to begin with you. talk about the time and how you ended up going into the fbi office. what spurred you on? , within a fewtime years, we had gone through sort of the peak of the civil rights movement. many of the laws like the voting rights act had been...
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now, the fbi wanted a confession. and they had leverage-- they knew his history of mental problems, and in his basement, they had discovered his darkest personal secrets. >> what we did find were kind of some unusual things, like he was conducting a shooting range in his basement. he had numerous stun guns and things like that. >> there's women's underwear found. there's guns found. there's all kinds of strange stuff. there's lyrics dedicated to christa mcauliffe, the astronaut who died on the space shuttle. so all kinds of strange little stuff. >> narrator: they called ivins to washington for a formal interview. >> i think that he was nervous. understandably, i think anybody, when they're brought into a room full of fbi agents and prosecutors-- it's not the most comfortable experience. >> he wanted to help them because he thought, by helping them, it could bring this misery to an end. and he was convinced that they wanted to do the right thing. i was not. >> narrator: they began by digging into ivins' interest in kap
now, the fbi wanted a confession. and they had leverage-- they knew his history of mental problems, and in his basement, they had discovered his darkest personal secrets. >> what we did find were kind of some unusual things, like he was conducting a shooting range in his basement. he had numerous stun guns and things like that. >> there's women's underwear found. there's guns found. there's all kinds of strange stuff. there's lyrics dedicated to christa mcauliffe, the astronaut who...
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coerced to work with the fbi. could you tell me whether you're coerced or did you volunteer? >> i can't give you any comments about this as we speak right now. i can't confirm, i can't deny. i'm not telling you anything about the fbi. >> okay. >> the fbi has more than 15,000 informants. many of them spying on u.s. muslim communities. like the closer, the body builder and the trainer, these spice lurk in the dark corners of -- spies lurk in the dark corners of the american justice system. neighbor informing on neighbor. a nation spying on itself on orders from the fbi. .. >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. real reporting that brings you the world. >> this is a pretty dangerous trip. >> security in beirut is tight. >> more reporters. >> they don't have the re
coerced to work with the fbi. could you tell me whether you're coerced or did you volunteer? >> i can't give you any comments about this as we speak right now. i can't confirm, i can't deny. i'm not telling you anything about the fbi. >> okay. >> the fbi has more than 15,000 informants. many of them spying on u.s. muslim communities. like the closer, the body builder and the trainer, these spice lurk in the dark corners of -- spies lurk in the dark corners of the american...
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the fbi doesn't usually do that. they don't usually release their interview notes from talking to people as part of an investigation. so this was a strange thing to do at any time, let alone at the height of the political campaign. but they did. and the fbi put out a statement at the time explaining why they were doing this very unusual thing. they said it was in the interest of transparency. and in response to numerous freedom of information act requests. hey, there was a lot of interest. people really wanted to know. we, the fbi, we felt pressured to do this very unusual thing, because the public desires to see us do it. and so i guess we'll do it, each though it's kind of weird. if you really want us to, we will. the fbi does have their typical by the book way of doing things. but it's also true that they sometimes do things that aren't necessarily by the book. and they do those things in response to public pressure. and in response, in particular to political pressure. at that point in the 2016 presidential campa
the fbi doesn't usually do that. they don't usually release their interview notes from talking to people as part of an investigation. so this was a strange thing to do at any time, let alone at the height of the political campaign. but they did. and the fbi put out a statement at the time explaining why they were doing this very unusual thing. they said it was in the interest of transparency. and in response to numerous freedom of information act requests. hey, there was a lot of interest....
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black fbi agents?" yes, black fbi agents. he was surprised. i was not really surprised that he was surprised. you probably are not either. but it just -- it made me sort of chuckle, because looking back -- and i have had to do my research preparing for this -- there was james wormley jones in 1919. i did not know that. he did not want to believe it, the uber driver. james wormley jones. and then i mentioned john glover. i get so caught up covering the fbi of today that i had not really looked back at in the past.the fbi in the so that is one thing. the other thing is, when they asked me to do this, i would not be doing my job if i did not say, but are you going to talk about what the numbers are now? and they could have brushed off that question. i respect the fact they dealt with it. i was told, listen, you can't look to the future until you look back at the mistakes of the past. i appreciate that. that is where we are going to begin this conversation. that is what i want it to be, a conversation. we are going to talk to many of the legends o
black fbi agents?" yes, black fbi agents. he was surprised. i was not really surprised that he was surprised. you probably are not either. but it just -- it made me sort of chuckle, because looking back -- and i have had to do my research preparing for this -- there was james wormley jones in 1919. i did not know that. he did not want to believe it, the uber driver. james wormley jones. and then i mentioned john glover. i get so caught up covering the fbi of today that i had not really...
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fbi letters are clearly identified as being from the fbi. the fbi seal is on there, there's a signature on there, it's clear where the information is coming from. that tells us something. when forwarding information to congress -- to the government accounting office, government printing office, the judicial branch or military branches, fbi policy mandated the use of something called blind memos. i will explain this in a second. blind memoranda are documents with no letterhead, no signature, no watermark, nothing revealing the fbi as a source. this is a blind memo, this one happens to be redacted. the target's name is on their. -- is on there. sexual allegations, which are blacked out. otherwise there's no indication this is from the fbi. don't worry, because i found this. the first one was from an fbi file. this one came from the eisenhower library. in this case they sent the exact , document to the president so it has the fbi seal on it. this is not actually a blind memo. that he, whoout is worked in the cia, was arrested across the street
fbi letters are clearly identified as being from the fbi. the fbi seal is on there, there's a signature on there, it's clear where the information is coming from. that tells us something. when forwarding information to congress -- to the government accounting office, government printing office, the judicial branch or military branches, fbi policy mandated the use of something called blind memos. i will explain this in a second. blind memoranda are documents with no letterhead, no signature, no...
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at the highest levels of the fbi. how the fbi was politicized. it is all true, and we have a lot of new evidence will share with you tonight. i want to be very clear at the start. i'm not talking about rank and file fbi guys. i'm not talking about them. i predict by the time the story ends, they will end up being the heroes, when they are finally subpoenaed and allowed to testify, and tell their stories about what they saw their bosses were doing. tonight, we'll highlight the stark difference between two investigations. you get the white glove special treatment for hillary clinton, and then the heavy-handed tactics, all in against donald trump. it should shock you if you believe in equal justice under the law, equal application of our laws, and our constitution. with hillary clinton, everyone was given immunity. with donald trump, search warrants, subpoenas, bringing down doors at 6:00 a.m., guns ablaze. the hatred of donald trump from the left in the media in this country knows no bounds. there really was a scheme to protect hillary rodham clint
at the highest levels of the fbi. how the fbi was politicized. it is all true, and we have a lot of new evidence will share with you tonight. i want to be very clear at the start. i'm not talking about rank and file fbi guys. i'm not talking about them. i predict by the time the story ends, they will end up being the heroes, when they are finally subpoenaed and allowed to testify, and tell their stories about what they saw their bosses were doing. tonight, we'll highlight the stark difference...
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of the fbi. ich ans he's now leading the fbi investigation into the russian attack on our election and trump campaign's potential involvement in it. his name is andrew mccabe. he reportedly took a long in person meeting with the president yesterday at the white house and now he has been put in charge at the fbi including in charge of the trump-russia investigation. given his previous named individual role in communicating inappropriately with the white house about this investigation, given his extraordinary effort to kabosh damning reporting about this story we now know is well cooperated and multiple ply sourced and confirmed as true by the director of national intelligence, isn't there an issue here with deputy director andrew mccabe taking over the lead in the fbi's trump-russia investigation? isn't there? how can he specifically be the one leading this investigation now? "new york times" and "washington post" and nbc all confirmed this story in the days before he was fired yesterday, director
of the fbi. ich ans he's now leading the fbi investigation into the russian attack on our election and trump campaign's potential involvement in it. his name is andrew mccabe. he reportedly took a long in person meeting with the president yesterday at the white house and now he has been put in charge at the fbi including in charge of the trump-russia investigation. given his previous named individual role in communicating inappropriately with the white house about this investigation, given his...
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will never go to war without an fbi contingent. >> guest: and so after 9/11 you have fbi agents on the ground in afghanistan, in iraq that the fbi now has agents deployed in 80 countries overseas, most of them not in war zones, obviously, but that the fbi has grown this huge international presence such that the bureau now has an overseas force that's about a tenth of the size of the entire u.s. foreign service. >> host: 202-585-3885 is our phone number for you to join in the conversation as we talk about the role of the fbi and specifically this profile contained in the book of robert mueller, the fbi director, finishing up his ten-year term. also great history of the earlier years with j. edgar hoover inside this book if you are an officionado of that period of time in american history. mountain and pacific time zone 202 585-3886. before we do more detail on what the fbi role has become, how did this book come about? >> guest: it actually grew out of a piece i had written in 2008 profiling director mueller. as i said, he's kept this remarkably low profile. he gives very few interviews
will never go to war without an fbi contingent. >> guest: and so after 9/11 you have fbi agents on the ground in afghanistan, in iraq that the fbi now has agents deployed in 80 countries overseas, most of them not in war zones, obviously, but that the fbi has grown this huge international presence such that the bureau now has an overseas force that's about a tenth of the size of the entire u.s. foreign service. >> host: 202-585-3885 is our phone number for you to join in the...
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about the fbi. based on some of the testimony that this committee and others have heard in the past, not today. here's what i'm looking for. i want you to be apolitical. i don't want you to exhaust yourself trying to make political friends up here. i want you to be socrates. i want you to be dirty harry with the bad guys, and i want you to tell me how you're going to do that in this environment. >> well senator, first let me say that i have, i think a heightened appreciation for the point that you're making about the power of the fbi and what you said about the fbi's ability to ruin people's lives. one of the things that i did even as head of the criminal division was i tried to meet with every new hire, we're talking about over 400 lawyers, every time we had a new hire, i would spend 10-15 minutes with that person and one of the points i would try to make is that the decisions that that prosecutor would make, and the same thing would be true, obviously for fbi agents in spades, short of their weddi
about the fbi. based on some of the testimony that this committee and others have heard in the past, not today. here's what i'm looking for. i want you to be apolitical. i don't want you to exhaust yourself trying to make political friends up here. i want you to be socrates. i want you to be dirty harry with the bad guys, and i want you to tell me how you're going to do that in this environment. >> well senator, first let me say that i have, i think a heightened appreciation for the point...
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fbi letters. these of the documents about the universities today. that is an fbi letter. typical fbi document means different things. fbi letters are clearly identified as being from the fbi. the fbi seal is on it the signatures on it. it is very clear where the information is coming from. that tells us something. information,ng they make it clear where the information is coming from. when forwarding information to the government accounting office, the judicial branch of the military, fbi policy mandated the use of something called line to memos. blind memoranda are documents with no letterhead, no signature, no watermark, no nothing. this is a blind memo that happens to be redacted. as you can see the targets name is on their. sexual allegations that are blacked out. otherwise there is no indication this is from the fbi. because we have it. the first one was actually from the fbi file. this came from the eisenhower library. in this case they set the exact document to the president and a neck she
fbi letters. these of the documents about the universities today. that is an fbi letter. typical fbi document means different things. fbi letters are clearly identified as being from the fbi. the fbi seal is on it the signatures on it. it is very clear where the information is coming from. that tells us something. information,ng they make it clear where the information is coming from. when forwarding information to the government accounting office, the judicial branch of the military, fbi...
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the fbi, dr. goodwin, uses this facial recognition system but cannot tell us, we've learned today much about its accuracy, the gao, and we rely heavily on the gao, of course, has said doj officials stated there is value in searching all available external databases, regardless of the level of accuracy. that's where my question goes. regardless of their level of accuracy. the fbi has said that, miss del greco, that the facial recognition tool is used for investigative leads only. now, what's the value of searching inaccurate databases? i can see the downside. mistaken identity. misidentification. why is -- why is there any value in searching whatever database appears to be the case, is available to you based on investigative leads only? >> the fbis uses our trained face examiners to look at candidates that come back on a search for an fbi open investigation and it evaluates all of the candidates and it provides the search back. >> can an investigative lead lead to conviction? >> the fbi field offic
the fbi, dr. goodwin, uses this facial recognition system but cannot tell us, we've learned today much about its accuracy, the gao, and we rely heavily on the gao, of course, has said doj officials stated there is value in searching all available external databases, regardless of the level of accuracy. that's where my question goes. regardless of their level of accuracy. the fbi has said that, miss del greco, that the facial recognition tool is used for investigative leads only. now, what's the...
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according to the former fbi agent bernie, they fbi had a wire topped on them. this wiretap take up a conversation between doug wachter and richard aoki. dug in richard were fellow students at berkeley in the mid-and late '50s. subsequent to that, the fbi approached richard aoki and asked them if you become an fbi informant. and the documents that were released from richard aoki's informant file are consistent with that. they contain references to richard aoki associate with certain people during the late '50s, and they show that he was approached at least by 1961, and that these documents, which the fbi tried very hard to cover up and which were released only as a result of a court order, turn out to have bernie's initials in the bottom of them. so they are consistent with what bernie told me. in essential ways. and what these documents show is that starting in 1961, richard aoki became active in very left wing groups including the young socialist alliance and the socialist workers party, later the vietnam day committee. the asian-american clinical science, the
according to the former fbi agent bernie, they fbi had a wire topped on them. this wiretap take up a conversation between doug wachter and richard aoki. dug in richard were fellow students at berkeley in the mid-and late '50s. subsequent to that, the fbi approached richard aoki and asked them if you become an fbi informant. and the documents that were released from richard aoki's informant file are consistent with that. they contain references to richard aoki associate with certain people...
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the fbi is part of that tool. i certainly hope that fiso's use is for the american people that they deserve. that's all well and good. i like the statement as far as it goes, but i would note, mr. mccabe, i've heard this line before. not just once, i've heard it more times than i can possibly count in the last ten years while sitting on this committee. in fact, your comments are nearly identical to those i've heard from fbi official after fbi official, from basically every fbi official who has testified in front of this committee on this issue. trust us. we're the good guys. and we need the secret surveillance authorities in order to keep you safe. and, furthermore, you don't need to worry about them. these aren't the droids you were looking for, because we're the good guys and we need high level of approval. it turns out, mr. mccabe, no one involved in the high level of approval, the same people who told me over and over again the last decade, that they were reviewing them and that's why it's okay. none of them c
the fbi is part of that tool. i certainly hope that fiso's use is for the american people that they deserve. that's all well and good. i like the statement as far as it goes, but i would note, mr. mccabe, i've heard this line before. not just once, i've heard it more times than i can possibly count in the last ten years while sitting on this committee. in fact, your comments are nearly identical to those i've heard from fbi official after fbi official, from basically every fbi official who has...
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it ended up in the fbi's possession, what did the fbi do with it? and your answer to us is you will not give us information on that today? dir. wray: my answer has a couple parts to it. there are certain of the various questions asked here today. there are some topics i think it is not appropriate to discuss in open forum. there's some topics that are classified. mr. desantis: whether you use it or not though is not classified. go ahead. dir. wray: there are some topics where even though the information is classified, we can and do and will share it with the committees in an appropriate setting. and then there are some topics that go straight to, even it's not just a question of classification, the goes straight to the access to sensitive sources and methods , which is something that all of us as americans have to take very, very seriously. mr. desantis: the chairman confident intelligence committee has a right to that. you won't even produce it to the chairman of the intelligence committee. here's the problem. whether strzok was involved in this ne
it ended up in the fbi's possession, what did the fbi do with it? and your answer to us is you will not give us information on that today? dir. wray: my answer has a couple parts to it. there are certain of the various questions asked here today. there are some topics i think it is not appropriate to discuss in open forum. there's some topics that are classified. mr. desantis: whether you use it or not though is not classified. go ahead. dir. wray: there are some topics where even though the...
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at the fbi. do you disagree with that finding in the report, and what do you plan to do about it if you agree with it? mr. wray: as i say, we accept the findings of the report. and the recommendations. we have done a number of things in that regard. first, we have issued a new media policy that is stricter and much more clear than what had been in place before. second, we're going to be doing intensive training on exactly those issues, things like what you alluded to. that includes contacts with the media. third, we're going to make painfully clear to everybody that we won't tolerate noncompliance. and then last, i've asked ropr opr to take aour hard look at whether or not they think the penalties that exist right now are sufficient to deal with that kind of conduct. yeah, sure. reporter: i want to talk a little bit about -- maybe ask you about the reputation of the fbi certainly the fbi's taken a lot of hits from the president, his tweets and certain things he's said about certain investigations
at the fbi. do you disagree with that finding in the report, and what do you plan to do about it if you agree with it? mr. wray: as i say, we accept the findings of the report. and the recommendations. we have done a number of things in that regard. first, we have issued a new media policy that is stricter and much more clear than what had been in place before. second, we're going to be doing intensive training on exactly those issues, things like what you alluded to. that includes contacts...
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it's to discredit rod rosenstein, it's to discredit the fbi, ultimately to discredit the fbi. there have been some reports that in this memo are indications -- there is information about the fisa. fisa used on the russia investigation as it relates to carter page. carter page was one of the advisers on the foreign national team. we've done some reporting on him that the fbi, in their attempt to get a fisa on him, used the dossier as evidence in a memorandum, in a motion that went before the fisa court. and this, as some reports indicated, is one of the things that the memo talks about. we don't know that for sure because certainly none of us here have seen the memo, and people that i've talked to really have not seen the memo. but based on some published reports, this is what the memo is going to attack, the fisa for carter page. but again, we have to wait and see. >> shimon, i'm going to let you talk to more of your sources as this has now been released. i want to bring jeff zeleny back in from the white house. as we learned this, jeff, that the president has authorized the r
it's to discredit rod rosenstein, it's to discredit the fbi, ultimately to discredit the fbi. there have been some reports that in this memo are indications -- there is information about the fisa. fisa used on the russia investigation as it relates to carter page. carter page was one of the advisers on the foreign national team. we've done some reporting on him that the fbi, in their attempt to get a fisa on him, used the dossier as evidence in a memorandum, in a motion that went before the...
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of the fbi. gsa continues to face challenges related to funding new construction projects due in part to budget constraints. gsa has proposed exchanging the title to federally owned property to other properties for construction services. this was the plan for replacing the hoover building. such exchanges in be of equal desk can be of equal value or in addition to cash -- gsa has limited experience successfully completing these exchanges. reviewed14 report, we five projects where gsa subsequently canceled -- there was little to no market interest in baltimore and surrounding properties. gsa pursued a large swap exchange potentially involving up to five properties in the federal triangle south area of washington in order to finance construction of gsa headquarters and other federal properties. in 2013, gsa decided to focus on exchanging only two buildings. gsaebruary of 2016, canceled the procurement stating the private investor evaluations fell short of the government's estimated values and the am
of the fbi. gsa continues to face challenges related to funding new construction projects due in part to budget constraints. gsa has proposed exchanging the title to federally owned property to other properties for construction services. this was the plan for replacing the hoover building. such exchanges in be of equal desk can be of equal value or in addition to cash -- gsa has limited experience successfully completing these exchanges. reviewed14 report, we five projects where gsa...
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the fbi is taking them. we will continue to conduct our independent oversight to make sure they are implemented. thank you, and i am pleased to answer any questions that you may have. >> thank you very much, inspector general horowitz. and thank you for your excellent work, as usual, in this report. director wray, i have to touch you personally, not only in your official capacity, but even just as a parent, to listen to these young women tell stories of what they have been through. what strikes me here is that doesn't seem to ever have been a sense of urgency or immediacy in that indianapolis field office. the july reporting leading to the september attempt, vain attempt to change venue on the case to lansing, which didn't happen. and then the later report in los angeles and then they sat on it. what am i missing here? this is like a child kidnapping case. this man is son the loose molesting children and it appears that it's being lost in the paperwork of the agency. >> well, needless to say, i share your re
the fbi is taking them. we will continue to conduct our independent oversight to make sure they are implemented. thank you, and i am pleased to answer any questions that you may have. >> thank you very much, inspector general horowitz. and thank you for your excellent work, as usual, in this report. director wray, i have to touch you personally, not only in your official capacity, but even just as a parent, to listen to these young women tell stories of what they have been through. what...
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by agents in the fbi. mr. page was an honest american, an innocent man. the fbi obviously abused its finds authority. they went after carter page, and it's my intent, and i hope the intent of my colleagues that we do not authorize section 702, because the fbi cannot be trusted. finally, i want to talk about charles dolan and mr. dan zhengzhou. who was the main source of the steele dossier. dolan had played multiple roles in the democrat national committee, the democrat party. he worked on both clinton campaigns, bill and hillary. on page 15 of your report, it says that in the summer and fall of 2016 they travel to moscow and connection with a business conference. the business conference was held at the bill carleton in moscow, which according to the reports was allegedly the site of salacious sexual conduct on the part of trump. parents, if you're watching, earmuffs for your kids now folks. put your marks for your children. mr. durham, was this salacious sexual conduct, what is that? >> the allegation was
by agents in the fbi. mr. page was an honest american, an innocent man. the fbi obviously abused its finds authority. they went after carter page, and it's my intent, and i hope the intent of my colleagues that we do not authorize section 702, because the fbi cannot be trusted. finally, i want to talk about charles dolan and mr. dan zhengzhou. who was the main source of the steele dossier. dolan had played multiple roles in the democrat national committee, the democrat party. he worked on both...
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and his point is, the fbi, he is convinced, the fbi is involved. he sees the evidence provided by members of the committee staff. and he says, we must respond, we must educate the american public to the extent of which these programs violated constitutional protections, and we as lawmakers, members of congress, will have to respond with legislation to correct and prevent these abuses from occurring in the future. >> did they respond and make legislation that changed things? dr. scott: well, yes and no. their ultimate goal of establishing an fbi charter, a legal framework that would provide the parameters for which the fbi could operate, that was never approved by congress. it was considered for long many , years, but it was never finally approved. the fbi and of the fact that j edgar hoover passed away in 1972 provided a sort of unique opportunity for a new attorney general, edward leavy, to institute internal reform. of he did that with a series processes that were known as the attorney general guidelines. the criticism for those guidelines were t
and his point is, the fbi, he is convinced, the fbi is involved. he sees the evidence provided by members of the committee staff. and he says, we must respond, we must educate the american public to the extent of which these programs violated constitutional protections, and we as lawmakers, members of congress, will have to respond with legislation to correct and prevent these abuses from occurring in the future. >> did they respond and make legislation that changed things? dr. scott:...
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did the fbi itself subvert society? >> the fbi documents make clear j. edgar hoover's fbi was subverting the constitution and bedrock american principles and ronald reagan joined in that process contrary to his image. he did point and a finger at people, he did report people to the fbi because they had been involved in first amendment activities and that raises the question, who were the real subversives? >> with that said, thank you. [applause] >> if you have any questions we have microphones and people will be walking around with microphones and if you could -- i see some hands up right behind you. right there. if you could identify yourself please. >> jeff bob brooks. 150 people here and the bedrock american principles, checks and balances, anybody else sued the government? i would like to talk to you after. we have approximately 6,000 years of people being screwed by the government and they haven't sued the government. would you call them for american principles? why is that? >> the question, why they haven't? >> don't they believe in checks and bala
did the fbi itself subvert society? >> the fbi documents make clear j. edgar hoover's fbi was subverting the constitution and bedrock american principles and ronald reagan joined in that process contrary to his image. he did point and a finger at people, he did report people to the fbi because they had been involved in first amendment activities and that raises the question, who were the real subversives? >> with that said, thank you. [applause] >> if you have any questions we...
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the fbi is part of that tool. i certainly hope that fiso's use is for the american people that they deserve. that's all well and good. i like the statement as far as it goes, but i would note, mr. mccabe, i've heard this line before. not just once, i've heard it more times than i can possibly count in the last ten years while sitting on this committee. in fact, your comments are nearly identical to those i've heard from fbi official after fbi official, from basically every fbi official who has testified in front of this committee on this issue. trust us. we're the good guys. and we need the secret surveillance authorities in order to keep you safe. and, furthermore, you don't need to worry about them. these aren't the droids you were looking for, because we're the good guys and we need high level of approval. it turns out, mr. mccabe, no one involved in the high level of approval, the same people who told me over and over again the last decade, that they were reviewing them and that's why it's okay. none of them c
the fbi is part of that tool. i certainly hope that fiso's use is for the american people that they deserve. that's all well and good. i like the statement as far as it goes, but i would note, mr. mccabe, i've heard this line before. not just once, i've heard it more times than i can possibly count in the last ten years while sitting on this committee. in fact, your comments are nearly identical to those i've heard from fbi official after fbi official, from basically every fbi official who has...